Mary Wolfe

Mary Wolfe
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 98th district
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byPolly Bukta
Succeeded byMonica Kurth (redistricting)
Personal details
Born1963 (age 62–63)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
PartyDemocratic
OccupationAttorney
Website

Mary Lynn Wolfe (born 1963) is an attorney and a former Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 98th district.

Personal life

Wolfe holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and a JD from the University of Iowa. She has been an attorney in private practice with her father.

Political career

In 2010, Wolfe announced that she would run to represent District 26 in the Iowa House of Representatives, after the former representative, Polly Bukta, announced that she would not run for re-election. She defeated the Republican opponent, David A. Rose, by 424 votes.

Following redistricting in 2011, Wolfe ran to represent District 98 in 2012 and won. She was re-elected to that seat four times. During her tenure, she served as the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee. She did not seek reelection in 2022 and left office in January 2023, being succeeded by Monica Kurth.

Electoral record

2010 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 26
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Wolfe 4,800 52.31%
Republican David A. Rose 4,376 47.69%
2012 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 98
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Wolfe 10,052 76.3%
Independent Carolyn Grimes 3,129 23.7%
2016 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 98
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Wolfe 8,547 66.50%
Republican Jeannine Eldrenkamp 4,306 33.50%
2018 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 98
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Wolfe 7,614 96.1%
Other/Write-in 305 3.9%
2020 general election: Iowa House of Representatives, District 98
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mary Wolfe 7,872 59.6%
Republican Joma Short 5,329 40.3%
Other/Write-in 16 0.1%

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Mary Lynn Wolfe". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Mary Wolfe's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Mary Lynn Wolfe". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Martens, Steven (January 21, 2010). "Clinton lawyer to run for House seat". Quad-City Times. Retrieved December 19, 2013.